(1) A candidate shall not be deemed to be duty nominated for election from a ward unless he deposits or causes to be deposited a sum of five thousand rupees :
Provided that where a candidate has been nominated by more than one nomination paper for election in the same ward, not more than one deposit shall be required of him under this sub-rule.
(2)Any sum required to be deposited under sub-rule (1) shall not be deemed to have been deposited under that sub-rule unless at the time of delivery of the nomination paper under sub-rule (1) of rule 16 the candidate has either deposited or caused to be deposited that sum in cash with the returning officer or enclosed with the nomination paper a receipt showing that the said sum has been deposited by him or on his behalf in the office of the Director,
(3)If a candidate by whom or on whose behalf the deposit has been made, withdraws his candidature under rule 20 or if the nomination of any such candidate is rejected, the deposit shall be returned to the candidate, or if he dies before the commencement of the poll, to his legal representative.
(4)If a contesting candidate is not elected, and the number of valid votes polled by him does not exceed one-fifth of the total number of valid votes polled, die deposit shall be forfeited to the Government,
(3) The deposit shall, where it is not forfeited under sub-rule (4) be returned to the candidate or if he is dead, to his legal representative as soon as practicable after the publication of the result of the election in the Delhi Gazette.